Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-04
MOLINE.

1t is amusing to see people with their
face drawn as if they had swallowed
feather and it was tickling their lungs
and they would be happy if they could
only sneeZe. Now. there is no need of
making faces" A bottle of Dr.. Bulls
cough syrup will draw your face back
into a smile.
James Fugate received a soldiers re-
cord as his New Years gift. 1t is
chart Of the services of the 55th Ill
Infantry In beautiful frame, recording
thirty one battles in which Mr. Fugate
was present in all but one. 1t was sent
by D. n Holmes, of Company F, Mr..
Nugate's first lieutenant, during the late
unpleasantness
Theodore Stenger is the recipient of a
valuable silk umbrella with solid gold
head, and fine ebony and cherry handle.
On the head is engraved Theodore
Stenger from Tom Rohr." Mr.. Rohr
lives in New York city, and was here on
visit to Mr.. Stenger's eighteen weeks
ago. This New Years gift seems to have
made the always cheerful Theodore. if
PVooAbAS' LioiS hhpps+
The directors of the Moline Business
Association elected officers last evening
as follows:
President-W C Bennett.
First Vice President-Wm Clendenin.
Second Vice President-CF Grant,.
Secretary-L E Fish.
Corresponding Secretary w Atkins
son.
Treasurer-C f Hemenway.
Mr.. Sandstrom has thermometer
called the Yale" kind of double
action one, guaranteed to be correct.
On Saturday night when others were 10
degrees below zero it called for 0 above
which caused one of our Third street
business men to nail up along side the
double action thermometer broom
handle with the requisite number of
notches and the legend Il never git
down to zero" printed on it, in a nice
running hand, with a German accent
Sandstrom was not mad, oh no. he Just
cut down the broom and took it into the
store, saying it was nice New Years
gift.
At the regular meeting of the city
council last evening all were present.
An ordinance providing that members OF
the several independent fire companies
shall be exempt from poll tax after six
months service was passed. The petition
of Enoc Lindberg to have fine RENTED
referred TO police committee last
meeting was not granted. The city
marshal is TO reinforce the police depart
ment by the purchase of six more billies
Aid. kerns wants the general law of the
state changed so that cities can fix the
number of wards and aldermen as they
deem expedient., The legislature is TO
be petitioned regarding it, 1t was re-
solved that the postmaster general be
requested through Congressman Neece to
establish free delivery in this city.
Two hundred and fifty couples attend,
ed the masque ball of the P. c. B. Club
at Peal's hall on New Years eve. One
hundred and fifty couples had supper
1t was continued lam all night, and
many brilliant and ridiculous characters
appeared on the floor John Ulmark
secured first prize, a silver cup as Romeo;
Richard Wolfley, smokers case, for his
representation of shoe maker at work
Mary Handler. as cattle queen, received
first ladies' prize, a plush glove box and
a handkerchief box; Clara Stenger, as
old maid. plush picture frame. In the
dancing contest Jack Williams. of Rock
Island, and Kate Connelle, of Moline,
won the championship medals of the
three eli les. The judges were Prof Bur,
Woodyatt, George Crowder and Chas
Christopher. Deere concert and string
band, of fifteen pieces, furnished excel
lent music.